Catalytic Performance of Spherical MCM-41 Modified with Copper and Iron as Catalysts of NH3-SCR Process

Spherical MCM-41 with various copper and iron loadings was prepared by surfactant directed co-condensation method. The obtained samples were characterized with respect to their structure (X-ray diffraction, XRD), texture (N₂ sorption), morphology (scanning electron microscopy, SEM), chemical composition (inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry, ICP-OES), surface acidity (temperature programmed desorption of ammonia, NH₃-TPD), form, and aggregation of iron and copper species (diffuse reflectance UV-Vis spectroscopy, UV-Vis DRS) as well as their reducibility (temperature programmed reduction with hydrogen, H₂-TPR). The spherical MCM-41 samples modified with transition metals were tested as catalysts of selective catalytic reduction of NO with ammonia (NH₃-SCR). Copper containing catalysts presented high catalytic activity at low-temperature NH₃-SCR with a very high selectivity to nitrogen, which is desired reaction products. Similar results were obtained for iron containing catalysts, however in this case the loadings and forms of iron incorporated into silica samples very strongly influenced catalytic performance of the studied samples. The efficiency of the NH₃-SCR process at higher temperatures was significantly limited by the side reaction of direct ammonia oxidation. The reactivity of ammonia molecules chemisorbed on the catalysts surface in NO reduction (NH₃-SCR) and their selective oxidation (NH₃-SCO) was verified by temperature-programmed surface reactions.     

MnOx/Al-SBA-15的结构性质及低温NH3选择性催化还原NOx

采用后合成法制备MnO_x/Al-SBA-15催化剂, 考察了催化剂的低温NH₃选择性催化还原(SCR)NO_x的性能. 利用傅里叶透射红外变换(FTIR)光谱、N₂吸附-脱附、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)及NH₃程序升温脱附(NH₃-TPD)的表征手段, 对催化剂的结构性质和SCR性能进行了系统分析. 结果表明, 适量Al的掺杂能提高MnO_x/SBA-15催化剂的SCR活性, 当硅铝摩尔比为50时, 催化剂活性最佳. 表征结果显示, Al掺杂后, 催化剂仍保持良好的骨架结构, 较大比表面、孔容和孔径, 并且Mn在催化剂表面富集, 由低价态转化为高价态, MnO₂为催化剂的主要活性相. 此外, Al的掺杂使MnO_x在催化剂表面高度分散, 表面酸性增强, 从而提高了催化剂的SCR活性.     

Hydrogenolysis of glycerol to propanediols over supported Ag–Cu catalysts

Hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2-propanediol and 1,3-propanediol has significant scientific importance and commercial interest due to the huge surplus of glycerol and the various application of propanediols. A series of supported Ag–Cu catalysts synthesized by impregnation method were studied for hydrogenolysis of glycerol to propanediols. The catalysts were characterized by H₂-TPR, NH₃-TPD, XRD, BET, N₂O chemisorption, TG, ICP and SEM. It was observed that the loading of 5% Ag–Cu-based catalysts facilitated the reduction, surface acidity and dispersion of the Cu particles, which improved the conversion of glycerol and promoted the generation of propanediols. It was also found that when loading Ag and Cu simultaneously on Al₂O₃, the catalyst had a better performance for the reaction because of the higher acidity, dispersion and surface area of the Cu species on the catalyst surface. In addition, effects of metal concentrations, metal impregnation sequence, reaction temperature, reaction pressure, reaction time, solvent and pH value of the solution on glycerol hydrogenolysis together with the recyclability of catalyst were investigated in detail. The optimal 5Ag–15Cu/Al₂O₃ achieved 66.4% glycerol conversion with 68.2% 1,2-propanediol and 3.1% 1,3-propanediol selectivity at 200 °C under 3.5 MPa in ethanol for 8 h.     

Characterization and acidic properties of Al-SBA-15 materials prepared by post-synthesis alumination of a low-cost ordered mesoporous silica

A series of Al-containing SBA-15 type materials with different Si/Al ratio, were prepared by post-synthesis modification of a pure highly ordered mesoporous silica SBA-15 obtained by using sodium silicate as silica source, and amphiphilic block copolymer as structure-directing agent. A high level of aluminum incorporation was achieved, reaching an Si/Al ratio of up to 5.5, without any significant loss in the textural properties of SBA-15. These materials were fully characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ²⁷Al NMR spectroscopy, and N₂ adsorption at 77 K. The acid properties of these materials have been evaluated by NH₃-TPD, adsorption of pyridine and deuterated acetonitrile coupled to FTIR spectroscopy. The effective acidity of these materials was evaluated using two catalytic reactions: 2-propanol dehydrogenation and 1-butene isomerization. The adsorption of basic probe molecules and the catalytic behavior revealed an evolution of the acid properties with the Al content. These studies have shown that the Al-SBA-15 materials contain Brønsted and Lewis acid sites with medium acidity which makes them appropriate to be used as acid catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis, catalytic supports, and adsorbents.     

CO Oxidation on Cu/MgO-SiO2 Sol-Gel Derived Catalysts

Sol-gel Cu//MgOSiO₂ catalysts were prepared gelling tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), magnesium ethoxide and copper acetylacetonate at pH 3 and pH 9. The catalysts shown specific surface areas ca. 500 m²/g and 140 m²/g for pH 9 and pH 3 preparations respectively. Si(OH) and Si(OH)₂ hydroxy groups were observed by MAS-RMN spectroscopy in both preparations. CO₂-TPD and NH₃-TPD desorption thermograms showed that acid and basic sites were formed on the catalysts surface. It has been found that the catalysts having the highest density of basic sites were the catalysts showing the highest activity for the CO oxidation. It is proposed that the catalytic activity depends of the relative Cu⁼¹/Cu⁼² stability given by the support acidity.     

Direct Oxidation of Propylene with Molecular Oxygen over Ti-Modified Sulfated Zirconia Catalyst, 1. Characterization of the Catalyst and Catalytic Performances

Some zirconia-based catalysts were tested for the reaction of propylene in the presence of molecular O₂ without any additive at 428 K under atmospheric pressure. The catalyst TiSZ, which was prepared by a direct impregnation of titanium sulfate on amorphous zirconia, was found to show the highest yields of oxygenated compounds such as propylene oxide, with C4-C6 hydrocarbons. Characterization of the catalysts, by using XRD, XPS, and NH₃-TPD, exhibited that the catalytic performances were dependent on the surface acidity.     

Ammoxidation of 3-picoline to nicotinonitrile using silica-supported VCrO catalysts

A series of vanadium–chromium oxide (VCrO) catalysts supported on silica was prepared by wetness impregnation method with different Cr/V molar ratios from 0.2 to 1.0. These catalysts were characterized by XRD, TG, temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia (NH₃-TPD), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), and Raman spectroscopy, and their catalytic activity was evaluated in the ammoxidation of 3-picoline (3-PIC) to nicotinonitrile (NN). The results of XRD, TG, Raman, and XPS confirmed that the active components on the silica surface were mainly amorphous V₂O₅ and CrVO₄. The results of NH₃-TPD showed that acidity of the catalysts decreased with the increase of Cr/V ratio. Catalytic results revealed that acidity of the catalysts was closely related to the catalytic performance. Low acidity gave low conversion of 3-PIC and high NN selectivity. Furthermore, the conversion of 3-PIC increased with rise in reaction temperature, and the selectivity of NN was slightly influenced by the 3-PIC conversion. Therefore, among the catalysts (Cr/V ratio was 0.2, 0.4, 0.6) tested, Cr/V-0.6 catalyst retained the lowest acidity and exhibited the highest selectivity and yield of NN in the ammoxidation of 3-PIC.     

Silicotungstic acid-derived WO3 composited with ZrO2 supported on SBA-15 as a highly efficient mesoporous solid acid catalyst for the alkenylation of p-xylene with phenylacetylene

Highly dispersed silicotungstic acid-derived WO₃ composited with ZrO₂ supported on SBA-15（WZ/SBA-15） as an ordered mesoporous solid acid catalyst was prepared via a facile incipient wetness impregnation（IWI） method that active ingredients,ZrO₂ and WO₃,were impregnated into the channels of SBA-15 simultaneously with a subsequent calcination process.The relationship between catalyst nature and performance was explored by high resolution transmission elec...     

The catalytic activity of copper/nickel supported on mesoporous aluminum catalyst towards cyclohexene epoxidation in continuous reactor

The intent of the study is to attain a high selectivity rate and stable interaction between metals in any heterogeneous catalyst. Cyclohexene is extremely valuable in industrial domains such as the synthesis of perfumes and nylons, and the mesoporous alumina was upstretched with a various ratio of bimetal copper (10%) and nickel (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) under wet impregnation procedures by the mesoporous aluminum catalyst. This impregnation of a metal and catalyst was used to assess the highest conversion and selectivity of cyclohexene to cyclohexanol. This catalytic nature was validated by analyzing the crystal structure and size using the X-ray diffraction technique. The functional group is identified using FT-IR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy), while the surface area is assessed using BET (Brunauer-Emmet-Teller). HR-TEM (transmission electron microscopy) is used to validate the morphology of catalysts and their surface layers; HR-SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) is used to highlight and assess microparticles; and NH₃TPD (Temperature-Programmed Desorption) is used to measure the overall acidity of the catalyst. The catalytic performance was proved by the yield achieved by varying parameters such as temperature, pressure, WHSV⁻¹, reaction time, and solvents, which yielded over 98.5% in both cyclohexene conversion and selectivity. In the conversion of the product, H₂O₂ performs as an oxidant, and acetonitrile serves as a solvent at constant mild conditions of 90 °C and 20 bar pressure. Furthermore, even after seven successive runs with the Al₂O₃/Cu (10%)-Ni (15%) mixture, remarkable reusability was attained despite a minor decline in cyclohexanol selectivity. The effective impregnation of copper and nickel into supported mesoporous Al₂O₃ produced a long-lasting, stable hybrid nanostructure with excellent stability and no metal leaching. The current synthesis protocol's advantages and qualities include its efficiency, cost-effectiveness, ecological sustainability, and comfort of synthesis with readily available components.     

Effect of copper precursors on the catalytic activity of Cu/ZSM-5 catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH<Subscript>3</Subscript>

The Cu/ZSM-5 catalysts prepared by different copper precursors were used for the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO _x with NH₃. The Cu/ZSM-5 catalyst prepared by the copper nitrate (Cu/ZSM-5-N) presented the best performance among the Cu/ZSM-5 catalysts and showed above 90 % NO _x conversion at 225–405 °C. The average particle size of CuO was 5.82, 9.20, and 11.01 nm over Cu/ZSM-5-N, Cu/ZSM-5-S (prepared by copper sulfate), and Cu/ZSM-5-C (prepared by copper chloride), respectively. The Cu/ZSM-5-N catalyst showed the highly dispersed copper species, the strong surface acidity, and the excellent redox ability compared with the Cu/ZSM-5-C and Cu/ZSM-5-S catalysts. The Cu⁺ and Cu²⁺ existed in the Cu/ZSM-5 catalysts and the abundant Cu⁺ over Cu/ZSM-5-N might be responsible for the superior SCR activity.     

钾调变Mo/SBA-15催化剂用于乙烷选择氧化制乙醛

采用两步浸渍法制备钾改性的Mo/SBA-15 催化剂. 采用N₂吸附,X射线衍射（XRD）,透射电镜（TEM）,紫外-可见（UV-Vis）吸收光谱,拉曼（Raman）光谱,NH₃程序升温脱附（NH₃-TPD）,CO₂程序升温脱附（CO₂-TPD）,H₂程序升温还原（H₂-TPR）等手段表征催化剂的物理化学性质. 研究结果表明,在Mo_0.75/SBA-15 中添加K之后,有新物种钾钼酸盐生成,并且当K/Mo的摩尔比不同时,钼物种的存在状态也不同. 添加钾之后,催化剂的活性和总醛（甲醛、乙醛、丙烯醛）的选择性均有所提高,并且受钾的添加量影响. 在575 ℃时,在K_0.25-Mo_0.75/SBA-15催化剂上醛的收率可高达8.5%（摩尔分数）.     

多钨酸盐修饰ZrO2气凝胶催化四氢呋喃开环聚合

采用过量浸渍结合溶剂蒸发将磷钨杂多酸(TPA)分散于ZrO₂气凝胶表面(TPA的质量分数为5%-45%), 再经750 °C空气气氛焙烧得到多钨酸盐修饰ZrO₂固体酸催化剂. 借助N₂吸附、X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、氨程序升温脱附(NH₃-TPD)和吡啶吸附红外(Py-IR)光谱对催化剂的结构及酸性质进行表征, 针对四氢呋喃(THF)开环聚合反应考察其酸催化性能. 研究发现, TPA与ZrO₂之间较强的相互作用抑制了ZrO₂的晶化, 同时也在一定程度上稳定了TPA的Keggin(凯金)-阴离子结构. 高温焙烧的催化剂中, 活性组分以ZrO₂锚定的表面相(包括含有畸变或缺陷型Keggin单元的杂多酸盐及以Zr为杂原子的类杂多酸物种等)和TPA完全分解形成的氧化物体相存在, 各物种的相对量取决于TPA的负载量. 催化剂表面同时具有中等强度的布朗斯特德(Brönsted)酸与路易斯(Lewis)酸中心, 且初始TPA负载量为20%的催化剂实现了活性组分在载体表面的单层覆盖, 因而显示最大的总酸量, 对THF聚合反应也表现出最高的催化活性. 在反应温度为40 °C、时间为20 h条件下, 聚合物收率达30.9%±2%, 数均相对分子质量为2698±100; 在催化剂重复使用6次过程中, 活性未见明显降低.     

Synergistic Effect of NiLDH@YZ Hybrid and Mechanochemical Agitation on Glaser Homocoupling Reaction

Herein, we report the synthesis of nickel-layered double hydroxide amalgamated Y-zeolite (NiLDH@YZ) hybrids and the evaluation of the synergistic effect of various NiLDH@YZ catalysts and mechanochemical agitation on Glaser homocoupling reactions. Nitrogen adsorption-desorption experiments were carried out to estimate the surface area and porosity of NiLDH@YZ hybrids. The basicity and acidity of these hybrids were determined by CO₂-TPD and NH₃-TPD experiments respectively and this portrayed good acid-base bifunctional feature of the catalysts. The NiLDH@YZ-catalyzed mechanochemical Glaser coupling reaction achieved best yield of 83 % for the 0.5NiLDH@0.5YZ hybrid after 60 min of agitation, which revealed the highest acid-base bifunctional feature compared to all the investigated catalysts. The developed catalyst has proven itself as a robust and effective candidate that can successfully be employed up to four catalytic cycles without significant loss in catalytic activity, under optimized reaction conditions. This work demonstrated a new strategy for C−C bond formation enabled by the synergy between mechanochemistry and heterogeneous catalysis.     

Carbon dioxide reforming of methane over Ni/Mo/SBA-15-La2O3 catalyst: Its characterization and catalytic performance

The Ni/Mo/SBA-15 catalyst was modified by La2O3 in order to improve its thermal stability and carbon deposition resistance during the CO2 reforming of methane to syngas. The catalytic performance, thermal stability, structure, dispersion of nickel and carbon deposition of the modified and unmodified catalysts were comparatively investigated by many characterization techniques such as N2 adsorption, H2-TPR, CO2-TPD, XRD, FT-IR and SEM. It was found that the major role of La2O3 additive was to improve the pore structure and inhibit carbon deposition on the catalyst surface. The La2O3 modified Ni/Mo/SBA-15 catalyst possessed a mesoporous structure and high surface area. The high surface area of the La2O3 modified catalysts resulted in strong interaction between Ni and Mo-La, which improved the dispersion of Ni, and retarded the sintering of Ni during the CO2 reforming process. The reaction evaluation results also showed that the La2O3 modified Ni/Mo/SBA-15 catalysts exhibited high stability.     

Preparation of phosphorus-modified PITQ-13 catalysts and their performance in 1-butene catalytic cracking

A series of phosphorus-modified PITQ-13 catalysts was prepared by wet impregnation of NH₄H₂PO₄ solution into an HITQ-13 parent. The catalysts were characterized using XRD, N₂ adsorption, MAS NMR and NH₃-TPD. Their catalytic performance in 1-butene catalytic cracking was evaluated in a fixed fluidized bed reactor. The results showed that the crystallinity, surface area and pore volume of P-modified PITQ-13 catalysts decreased with the increasing amounts of P. The number of weak acid sites increased, whereas that of strong acidity decreased. The selectivity to propylene in 1-butene cracking reactions increased because of the decrease in strong acidity. The yield of propylene achieved 41.6% over PITQ-13-2 catalyst with a P content of 1.0 wt%, which was 5.1% greater than that achieved over HITQ-13 catalyst.     

Effect of Cu promoter on Ni-based SBA-15 catalysts for partial oxidation of methane to syngas

A series of Ni/SBA-15 catalysts with 5wt% to 15wt% Ni content as well as a series of 12.5%Ni/Cu/SBA-15 catalysts with 1% to 10% copper content were prepared by the impregnation method. The catalytic performance for partial oxidation of methane was investigated in a continuous flow microreactor under atmospheric pressure. The textural and chemical properties of the catalysts were characterized by XRD, TEM, BET and H2-TPR techniques. The results indicated that the catalysts modified with Cu promoter showed better performance than those without modification. For the 12.5%Ni/2.5%/Cu/SBA-15 catalyst, at 850 ◦C the conversion of CH4 reached 97.9% and the selectivity of CO and H2 reached 98.0% and 96.0%, respectively. In XRD patterns of the Ni/Cu/SBA-15 catalyst with 7.5 to 10% Cu contents there were CuO characteristic peaks beside NiO characteristic peaks. The mesoporous structure of SBA-15 was retained in all of the catalysts. TPR analysis of the catalysts revealed that a strong interaction between Ni, Cu promoter and SBA-15 support may be existed. This interaction enhanced significantly the redox properties of the catalysts resulting in the higher catalytic activity.     

Synthesis and characterization of Zr-SBA-15 supported tungsten oxide as a new mesoporous solid acid

A series of materials WO₃/Zr-SBA-15 were synthesized by modifying zirconium-incorporated SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieve with various loadings of tungsten oxide, followed by calcining at different temperatures. The structures and the surface states of these materials were determined by XRD, TEM, N₂ adsorption–desorption and Raman spectroscopy, while the surface acidities were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy of pyridine adsorption, NH₃-TPD, and the Hammett indicator method. To evaluate the catalytic activities of the prepared materials, the benzoylation of anisole was chosen as the model reaction. All the results reveal that the synthesized samples are strong solid acids, even solid superacids under some conditions, with uniform mesoporous structure and high surface area. The dispersion state of the supported WO₃, which depends on the WO₃ loading and the calcination temperature, has a direct influence on the acidity and catalytic activity of the materials. Moreover, the high acid strength is attributed to the WO bond nature of the complex formed by the interaction between WO₃ and the surface of Zr-SBA-15.     

Mn负载量对nMnO_x/TiO_2催化剂NH_3-SCR催化性能的影响

MnO_x/TiO_2催化剂由于具有优异的低温脱硝性能,已成为SCR催化剂的研究热点之一.我们通过浸渍法制备了一系列不同Mn负载量的nMnO_x/TiO_2(n=2.5%, 5%, 10%, 15%)(质量分数)催化剂,考察Mn负载量对催化剂脱硝性能的影响.利用N_2物理吸附, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM),Temperature Programmed Reduction with H_2(H_2-TPR),Temperature Programmed Desorption with NH_3(NH_3-TPD)和X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)对其结构进行表征.结果表明,催化剂的脱硝性能随着Mn负载量(2.5%～15%)(质量分数)的变化呈现"火山型"曲线,当Mn负载量为10%(质量分数)时,催化剂的脱硝性能最佳. H_2-TPR和XPS结果表明nMnO_x/TiO_2催化剂上表面氧比例和表面Mn~(4+)浓度均随着Mn负载量的增大,先增大后减小,具体顺序为10MnO_x/TiO_(2 ) 15MnO_x/TiO_(2 )5MnO_x/TiO_(2 ) 2.5MnO_x/TiO_2,与脱硝性能顺序完全一致.进一步关联表面氧的比例与T_(50)发现,催化剂的表面氧的比例与T_(50)呈线性关系,即表面氧比例越高, T_(50)越小,脱硝活性越高. NH_3-TPD结果表明,弱酸酸量的增加有助于低温脱硝活性的提高.这些结果揭示了Mn负载量影响脱硝性能的作用规律,为今后开发高效的锰基低温脱硝催化剂提供了技术支撑.     

SBA-15负载高分散纳米NiO的丙烷氧化脱氢制丙烯催化性能

采用浸渍法通过改变焙烧气氛制备了系列NiO/SBA-15 (w_NiO=20%)催化剂, 并考察了催化剂的丙烷氧化脱氢(ODHP)反应性能. 实验结果表明, 与在静止和流动空气中焙烧的催化剂相比, 在1%NO/He (V_NO/V_He=1:99)气氛中焙烧的NiO/SBA-15-NO具有优异的低温丙烷氧化脱氢制丙烯性能, 在350 ℃时, 丙烷的转化率和丙烯收率分别约达29%和13%. 反应温度升至450 ℃时, 丙烯的选择性仍保持在45%左右. X射线粉末衍射(XRD)和透射电镜(TEM)测试结果表明, 1%NO/He气氛可有效抑制焙烧过程中NiO纳米颗粒的团聚, 使NiO物种高分散于SBA-15 的孔道中. H₂-程序升温还原(H₂-TPR)和O₂-程序升温脱附(O₂-TPD)测试结果表明, 随着NiO在SBA-15上分散度的提高, 催化剂的抗还原性增强, ODHP活性氧物种O-的含量增加, 进而使1%NO/He气氛中焙烧的NiO/SBA-15-NO在较宽的温度范围内(350-450 ℃)均具有良好的丙烯选择性, 并显著提高了催化剂的低温活性.     

High performance of nitrogen-doped carbon-supported cobalt catalyst for the mild and selective synthesis of primary amines

A nitrogen-doped carbon-supported Co catalyst (Co/N-C-800) was discovered to be highly active for the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds with NH₃ and the hydrogenation of nitriles into primary amines using H₂ as the hydrogen source. Structurally diverse carbonyl compounds were selectively transformed into primary amines with good to excellent yields (82.8–99.6%) under mild conditions. The Co/N-C-800 catalyst showed comparable or better catalytic performance than the reported noble metal catalysts. The Co/N-C-800 catalyst also showed high activity for the hydrogenation of nitriles, affording the corresponding primary amines with high yields (81.7–99.0%). An overall reaction mechanism is proposed for the reductive amination of benzaldehyde and the hydrogenation of benzonitrile, which involves the same intermediates of phenylmethanimine and N-benzylidenebenzylamine.